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(43) Date of publication: 07.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/49 (21) Application number: 04706621.2 (22) Date of filing: 30.01.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61M 5/32 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/000858 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/075959 (10.09.2004 Gazette 2004/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 27.02.2003 DE 20303231 U (71) Applicant: B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG 34212 Melsungen (DE)	(72) Inventors: FUCHS, Jürgen 34308 Bad Emstal (DE) WOEHR, Kevin 34587 Felsberg (DE) (74) Representative: Klingseisen, Franz et al Zumstein & Klingseisen Patentanwälte Postfach 10 15 61 80089 München 80089 München (DE)